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Basketball team in Edinburgh, Scotland
Edinburgh Lions B.C.
Edinburgh Lions B.C. logo
LeagueSBC Division 2
Established2006; 19 years ago (2006)
HistoryEdinburgh Lions
2006-present
ArenaBroughton High School
LocationEdinburgh, Scotland
Team colours   
PresidentAris Tyrothoulakis
Head coachAchilleas Chatzitheocharis
WebsiteOfficial website

The Edinburgh Lions are a basketball club based in the city of Edinburgh, Scotland. The Men's team compete in the 2nd Division of the Scottish Basketball Championship, the second highest level in Scotland and third tier of British basketball. The Lions also have two more Men's teams and a Women's team, which all compete in the Lothian Basketball League.

Men

The Men's Lions team play in Division 2 of the Scottish Basketball Championship. The team was promoted to National League Division 1 at the start of the 2018–19 season, after winning the 2017–18 Division 2 Playoff title and many successful years in the regional Lothian Basketball League, which they won in the 2011–12 season. After 4 seasons in the top-tier basketball league in Scotland, the team got relegated to National League Division 2 after finishing 9th at the end of the 2022-23 season, when Basketball Scotland decided to reduce the number of teams in the 1st Division to 8.

Honours

National League Division 2 Winners: 2018, 2024
Lothian League Winners: 2012

Season-by-season records

Season Division Tier Regular Season Post-Season Scottish Cup
Finish Played Wins Losses Points Win %
Edinburgh Lions
2011-12 Lothian Div 1 4 1st 18 17 1 52 0.944
2012-13 Lothian Div 1 4 2nd 20 17 3 54 0.850
2013-14 Lothian Div 1 4 4th 20 11 9 42 0.550
2014-15 Lothian Div 1 4 4th 20 13 7 46 0.650
2015-16 Lothian Div 1 4 2nd 10 7 3 24 0.700
2016-17 SBC Div 2 3 3rd 14 9 5 23 0.643 Runners Up Did not compete
2017-18 SBC Div 2 3 2nd 14 10 4 24 0.714 Winners 1st round
2018-19 SBC Div 1 2 8th 18 3 15 21 0.167 Quarter-finals 1st round
2019-20 SBC Div 1 2 8th 16 2 14 18 0.125 Quarter-finals Quarter-finals
2021-22 SBC Div 1 2 8th 16 1 15 17 0.063 Did not qualify 1st round
2022-23 SBC Div 1 2 9th 20 4 16 24 0.200 Did not qualify 1st round
2023-24 SBC Div 2 3 1st 17 16 1 32 0.941 Semi-finals

2023–24 Men's team Roster

Edinburgh Lions roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht.
G Spain Perez, Osama 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
C Greece Chalkidis, Notis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
G Lithuania Kazakevičius, Eimantas 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
F Sweden Vogel, Julian 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
F Spain Mendoza Muñoz, Alejandro 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
G England Norton, Dominic 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
G United States Desimone, Sean 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
G Italy Rossi, Niccolo 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
C United States Bryant, Jordan 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
G Australia Polonsky, Jon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
F France Ramillien, Rudy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
F New Zealand Glynn, Tom 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
G Scotland Marshall, Scott 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
C Spain Hernandez Macias, Angel 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
G Scotland Firoozi, Michael 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured

Women

After several years of being one of the top teams in the Lothian League and three seasons of sweeping all regional titles, the Lions Women's team also moved on to participate in the Scottish Basketball Championship for the first time in the 2022-23 season. Despite a successful first season in the National League, the team made the decision to return to the Lothian League the following year.

Honours

Lothian League Winners: 2016, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2024
Lothian Cup Winners: 2019, 2022

Season-by-season records

Season Division Tier Regular Season Lothian Cup Scottish Cup Post-Season
Finish Played Wins Losses Points Win %
Edinburgh Lions
2011-12 Lothian League 3 9th 18 4 14 25 0.222
2012-13 Lothian League 3 7th 20 7 13 34 0.350
2013-14 Lothian League 3 3rd 20 14 6 48 0.700
2014-15 Lothian League 3 4th 16 9 7 34 0.563
2015-16 Lothian League 3 1st 12 11 1 34 0.917
2016-17 Lothian League 3 3rd 14 6 8 26 0.429
2017-18 Lothian League 3 2nd 8 5 3 18 0.625
2018-19 Lothian League 3 1st 8 6 2 20 0.750 Winners
2019-20 Lothian League 3 1st 9 8 1 25 0.889 Cancelled
2021-22 Lothian League 3 1st 10 10 0 30 1.000 Winners Quarter-finals
2022-23 SBC 2 7th 1st round
2023-24 Lothian League 3 1st

Club records

Men

  • All time scorer - Notis Chalkidis, 965 points
  • Single game record - Jeb Spink, 35 points (2022)
  • Single season (Total points) - Dominic Norton, 322 points (2023-2024)
  • Single season (Points per game) - Paul Tickner 19.3 points (2011-2012)

Women

  • All time scorer - Ulrika Vistina, 747 points
  • Single game record - Emer Owens, 30 points (2012)
  • Single season (Total points) - Ulrika Vistina, 305 points (2023-2024)
  • Single season (Points per game) - Ulrika Vistina, 20.3 points (2023-2024)

External links

Scottish Basketball Championship Men
Division 1 teams
Division 2 teams
Other notable teams
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